Improvement in harrows



D. W. KINGERY.

Barrow.

Patented May13, 1879.

messes fi y ETERS. PHOTO-UTHOGRAPMER, WASHiNGTON, 0 c,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID W. KINGERY, OF CAMDEN, INDIANA.

lM PROVEM'ENT IN HARROWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 215,368, dated May 13, 1879; application filed April 7, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. KINGERY, of Camden, in the county of Carroll and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harrows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification. I

My invention relates to an improvement in liar-rows; and it consists in combining with the barrow a pulverizer, which crushes and breaks the clods at the same time that the barrow-teeth stir them up, and which pulverizer can be detached from the barrow and used separately, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my, invention, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

(t represents the barrow-frame, inwhich are journaled a number of cross bars, a, through which project the barrow-teeth. These rocking cross-bars are all united together by the connecting-rod d, to whichis fastened the lever e, by means of the rodf. By moving the lever forward, the bars 0 will all be turned in such a manner that the teeth will be inclined backward, so asto free themselves from all trash, and to more easily ride over all obstructious.

Upon the top of this harrow, and held down in position bythe rod 01, is the pulverizer g. This pulverizer consists of a rectangular frame, suitably braced, and to the under side of which are fastened the end castings, h. Secured in between these castings are the pulverizerbars 6, which are so held that their edges alone come in contact with the ground. It will be seen that the harrow-bars c and these pulverizer-bars are placed alternately, so that the pulverizers crush and break the clods and flatten down the surface, While the harrowteeth come right behind, so as to stir the flattened surface up again.

Both the harrow and pulverizer are fastened by chains 0 to the double-tree a. To remove the pulverizer, when it is desired to use it alone, it is only necessary to unfasten its chains, and then remove the connecting-rod, when it can be raised from oi the top of the harrow.

By using the two implements together, as above described, the ground is broken up very finely, and left in a finer and more even condition than can be done in almost any other manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claimr .The combination of the harrow a, provided with the cross-bars c and rods (if, and lever 9,

whereby the cross-bars are made to rock,witl1 the pulverizer g, having the castings h and cross-bars t, the bars being arranged relatively as describe In testimony that'I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of March, 1879.

DAVID W. KINGrERY. 

